Very FIRST thing you should do is go LISTEN TO LIVE unamplified music!Doesn’t matter where or what,coffee house,public street,wherever..Go hang out at Music Center & listen to the different instruments being played around with.Learn what music sounds like coming from real instruments so you have a good foundation to build a system on..
I suggest you start with a good,all in 1 solution that includes a DAC with USB & Toslink inputs,maybe even a phono stage for future turntable use(though I don’t recommend vinyl)..This unit will also include a built in power amplifier so all you need do is add speakers,plug a few cables in & away you go..
Have a look at the Quad "Vena II",Creek "Evolution 50a with Ruby DAC board",maybe a gently used Hegel..
Speakers are difficult,you need to listen to many different types to learn what sounds good to you..It has been my experience that you can NOT go wrong with speakers from Dynaudio or Sonus Faber but I also like Dali & if I were you that is where I would go for speakers..Dali use wood pulp fibre for midbass driver giving a wonderfully lucid midrange hard to find at entry level prices along with very smooth but not rolled off silk tweeters..If your going to go with a metal tweeter make sure to hear them with your amp of choice in your room if possible.I just don't like metal anything in speaker drivers..
I suggest you start with a good,all in 1 solution that includes a DAC with USB & Toslink inputs,maybe even a phono stage for future turntable use(though I don’t recommend vinyl)..This unit will also include a built in power amplifier so all you need do is add speakers,plug a few cables in & away you go..
Have a look at the Quad "Vena II",Creek "Evolution 50a with Ruby DAC board",maybe a gently used Hegel..
Speakers are difficult,you need to listen to many different types to learn what sounds good to you..It has been my experience that you can NOT go wrong with speakers from Dynaudio or Sonus Faber but I also like Dali & if I were you that is where I would go for speakers..Dali use wood pulp fibre for midbass driver giving a wonderfully lucid midrange hard to find at entry level prices along with very smooth but not rolled off silk tweeters..If your going to go with a metal tweeter make sure to hear them with your amp of choice in your room if possible.I just don't like metal anything in speaker drivers..